Lupinus gilbertianus

Lupinus gibertianus

Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range of lupinus gibertianus is southern Brazil to Argentina.


Lupinus gibertianus

Lupinus gibertianus

Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range of lupinus gibertianus is southern Brazil to Argentina.


Clymena Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena)

Clymena Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena peruviana)

Clymena eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena peruviana) is one of several species diaethria found around Cristalino Jungle Lodge. This particular location is the…


Cynosura Eighty-eight (Callicore cynosura)

Cynosura Eighty-eight (Callicore cynosura)

Unfortunately I was unable to get a photo of the upperside of the wings (dorsal) of this cynosura eighty-eight (Callicore cynosura), but the ventral…


Clymena Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena marchallii)

Clymena Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena marchallii)

I had a hard time identifying this as clymena eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena marchallii), as all the photos available showed narrower black bands and white…


Astarte Eighty-eight (Callicore astarte)

Astarte Eighty-eight (Callicore astarte)

Most focus on the underside of the wings, or ventral, but the dorsal (upperside) is in my eyes equally wonderful. The problem is of course that this is rarely…


False Numberwing (Paulogramma pyracmon)

False Numberwing (Paulogramma pyracmon)

Most focus on the underside of the wings, or ventral, but the dorsal (upperside) is in my eyes equally wonderful. The problem is of course that this is rarely…


Mimosa sp

Mimosa sp

My last day at Pousada Xaraés, and finally some rain! Not torrential, but at least sufficient to get the ground wet and muddy in some places. As I'm soon to…


Mimosa sp

Mimosa sp

My last day at Pousada Xaraés, and finally some rain! Not torrential, but at least sufficient to get the ground wet and muddy in some places. As I'm soon to…


Gray Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira)

Gray Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira)

Astonishingly this gray brocket (Mazama gouazoubira) was not startled by my approach (a 4x4), so I was able to take a couple of shots before it decided to move…